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[[File:ExtraLifeBalloon_DKC.png|thumb|upright=1.25|Red, green, and blue balloons from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'']]
{{about|the extra-life granting balloons from the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]] and [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|Donkey Kong Land]] series|the object from [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]|[[red balloon (object)]]}}
{{quote2|Nothin' like classic red for righteous revivals!|[[Funky Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]}}
{{item infobox
|image=[[File:Red Balloon - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|150px]]<br>Artwork from ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description="''Grants an extra life.''"
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
{{quote|Nothin' like classic red for righteous revivals!|[[Funky Kong]]|[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]}}
'''Red Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|quote=Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=15|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=19|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=2014|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' Wii U instruction manual. Tab 17: "Items"|format=PDF}}</ref> also known as '''Life Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=9}}</ref> '''1-Up Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1994|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide|page=28, 29, 32, 35, 65, 71, 107, 109}}</ref> or simply '''Balloons''',<ref name=DKC>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2010|language=en-gb|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=24|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf}}</ref> are recurring items that grant [[Extra life|extra lives]] to the [[Kong]]s in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] and [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'' series]].


'''Extra Life Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet, [[Media:DKC2 Manual 16-17.jpg|page 17]].</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet, page 17.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3'' GBA instruction booklet, page 27.</ref> or '''Extra-Life Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet, page 23.</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 2'' GBA instruction booklet, page 15.</ref>, also called '''Life Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 9.</ref>, '''Donkey Kong Balloons'''<ref name=DKC>''Donkey Kong Country'' instruction booklet, page 18.</ref> or simply '''Balloons'''<ref name=DKC/><ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [http://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf PAL] instruction booklet, page 24.</ref>, are items in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Land (series)|''Donkey Kong Land'']] series that give the [[Kong]]s [[Extra life|extra lives]]. In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy, red balloons are the most common and provide single extra lives, while the much-rarer green and blue ones grant two and three extra lives, respectively. Due to being monochromatic, the ''Donkey Kong Land'' games only feature single-life-granting Extra Life Balloons. ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' only have red Extra Life Balloons, here known as '''Red Balloons'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' [https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf NTSC] instruction booklet, page 19.</ref><ref>[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual (PDF).] Section 17</ref>, while the [[Green Balloon|green]] and [[Blue Balloon|blue]] balloons were repurposed to grant new features. A yellow balloon also appears attached to the roof of [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' along with a red and blue one, but this color never factors into gameplay.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy====
In the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' trilogy, the Red Balloons give only one more life. The less frequent [[Green Balloon]]s and [[Blue Balloon]]s provide two and three extra lives, respectively, and the three variants are collectively referred to as '''Donkey Kong Balloons''',<ref name=DKC/> '''1-up Balloons''',<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=November 1996|title=''[[Nintendo Power]]'' volume 90|page=26}}</ref> or '''Extra Life Balloons'''<ref>{{cite|date=1995|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' instruction booklet|page={{file link|DKC2 Manual 16-17.jpg|17}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=27}}</ref> (also spelled '''Extra-Life Balloons'''<ref>{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2004|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2'' (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet|page=15}}</ref> or '''extra lives balloons'''<ref>{{cite|quote=What is an extra lives balloon colored red worth?''|author=[[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]]|title=''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''}}</ref>). When an Extra Life Balloon is collected, it floats to the life counter in the upper right corner of the screen. If the Kongs lose a life, the life counter appears onscreen, and its balloon icon pops and decreases by one.


[[File:4-Extra-Life Balloons.png|thumb|left|Two Extra Life Balloons in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]].]]
Extra Life Balloons first appear in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where they are in the shape of [[Donkey Kong]]'s head. An Extra Life Balloon is often rewarded for completing a [[bonus room|Bonus Area]], but a few appear in the [[level]] itself, such as on the treetops of [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]]. They can also be rarely found when certain areas are [[Hand Slap|hand-slap]]ped (in place of [[Banana Bunch]]es). Some Extra Life Balloons float up in the air and must be quickly collected before floating offscreen.
In the original games, Extra Life Balloons have to be found within the levels or earned by successfully completing tasks such as [[Swanky Kong]]'s quizzes and [[Bonus Level]]s. In ''Donkey Kong Country'' and the modern games, the Kongs can also get them by jumping on eight enemies in a row, changing the [[Banana Coin]]s they receive to the balloons. They can also be purchased from Cranky Kong's Shop in groups of one, three and seven, and sometimes, before selecting a file, if the Kongs are low on lives, [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] gives them extra balloons.


The balloons are shown differently depending on the game. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', they have [[Donkey Kong]]'s face on them. In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', they have [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]]'s, and in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', they have [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]]'s. The first two ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' games have the same balloon designs as their ''DKC'' counterparts; although ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' (which mainly recycles sprites from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'') features Diddy's face on the balloons, though he doesn't appear in the game. From ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' onward, they are plain balloons and do not display a character's face.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', the Extra Life Balloons are changed into the shape of [[Diddy Kong]]'s head, likely owing to him as the new main protagonist. Extra Life Balloons rarely appear within Bonus Areas, which feature [[Kremkoin]]s as the main reward instead. The main method for obtaining Extra Life Balloons is by completing the quizzes at [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]], where the type of Life Balloon rewarded corresponds to the number of [[Banana Coin]]s the Kongs must pay to participate in a quiz. Some of the hints at [[Kong Kollege]] and the [[Monkey Museum]] provide hints on where the Kongs can find an Extra Life Balloon within a level. Some [[No Animal Sign]]s reward an Extra Life Balloon if the Kongs cross with an [[Animal Friends|Animal Friend]]. Red Extra Life Balloons can also be found as one of the possible prizes on some [[End of Level Target]]s. A few of the later levels feature black [[Klobber]]s, who cause Diddy and [[Dixie Kong]] to lose an Extra Life Balloon whenever it bumps into them. As the Extra Life Balloon(s) float(s) upward, the Kongs have a few seconds to recollect the Extra Life Balloon(s) before it/they disappear.


In all three ''Donkey Kong Land'' games, balloons pop upon being collected, but in the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, they just float to the life counter on the upper right of the screen (upper left in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'').
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Extra Life Balloons have the same main purpose as in the previous two games, and their overall role is more similar to that of ''Donkey Kong Country 2''. In the game, Extra Life Balloons are redesigned in the shape of the head of Dixie, the main protagonist of the game. Like in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', some No Animal Signs still reward an Extra Life Balloon to the Kongs if they pass the signs as an Animal Friend or with [[Parry (character)|Parry the Parallel Bird]]. In one instance in [[Rocket Barrel Ride]], if Dixie and [[Kiddy Kong|Kiddy]] pass the No Animal Sign with Parry, they are rewarded with a blue Extra Life Balloon. At [[Swanky's Sideshow]], [[Swanky Kong]] may reward an Extra Life Balloon, among other items, to Dixie and Kiddy if they perform well against [[Cranky Kong]].


In ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', whenever Donkey Kong loses a life in single-player mode, he floats back to the start of the level or to a [[checkpoint]] by riding on a Red Balloon, which then pops at that point, showing how lives are actually consumed. In two-player mode, Donkey and Diddy share their extra lives. If either one of them loses a life, he floats back onscreen in a [[DK Barrel]] hanging from a Red Balloon after hitting {{button|wii|A}} if the [[Wii#Wii Remote|remote]] is held sideways or {{button|wii|1}} if the [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] is attached to the remote. This is similar to how characters float around in [[bubble]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. If both [[Kong]]s lose a life at the same time, or if one loses a life while the other is gone, they return to the start or a checkpoint, although this costs the duo two lives.
====''Donkey Kong Land'' series====
In the ''Donkey Kong Land'' trilogy, every Extra Life Balloon<ref>{{cite|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' instruction booklet|page=5|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1997|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet|page=17|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> grants only one life, and the balloons represent the Red Balloons from the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games. The monochromatic [[Game Boy]] screen cannot distinguish between the differently colored Extra Life Balloons. When the active Kong obtains an Extra Life Balloon, a Life Heart<ref>{{cite|date=1996|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Land 2'' instruction booklet|page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=1997|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet|page=7|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> (which represents an extra life) appears on the HUD at the bottom.
 
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', the Extra Life Balloons have the same shape as their ''Donkey Kong Country'' counterparts. In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', which recycles many of its sprites directly from ''Donkey Kong Land 2'', the Life Balloons are still in the shape of Diddy's head despite him not appearing in the game. In the [[Game Boy Color]] port of ''Donkey Kong Land III'', the Extra Life Balloon sprites are red, which affirms them representing Red Balloons.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' / ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', Red Balloons are redesigned with the appearance of a normal balloon. Red Balloons are the only Balloons that return in the [[Wii]] version. In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version, a Green Balloon can be bought from [[Cranky Kong's Shop]] in every [[world]], allowing the Kongs to recover from a pitfall without losing a life.
 
If Donkey Kong loses a life, he is shown floating from a Balloon out of the top of the screen; during this, the life counter displays in the center and decreases by one life. In single-player mode, after this occurs, Donkey Kong floats back to the level while holding on to a Balloon. He returns either to the start or to a [[checkpoint]], based on his level progress. Once he reaches the ground or the player presses a button, the Balloon pops, and Donkey Kong can continue moving through the level.
 
In two-player mode, both players share their extra lives. If either player loses a life, they can float back onscreen in a [[DK Barrel]] hanging from a Balloon after pressing {{button|wii|A}} if the [[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] is held sideways, or {{button|wii|1}} if the [[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] is attached to the remote. This is similar to how players float around in [[bubble]]s in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''. If both Kongs simultaneously lose a life, often from falling down a [[pit]], they lose two lives in total. Like in single-player mode, if both Kongs lose a life or if one of them loses a life while the other is missing, they must restart the level or from the last checkpoint.
 
The Kongs can purchase some Life Balloons via Cranky Kong's Shop in groups of either one, three, or seven (priced at 3, 7, and 15 [[Banana Coin]]s, respectively). If the player selects a save file where the Kongs are low on lives, Cranky provides them with some extra balloons. There are also three balloons (one red, one yellow, and one blue) on the roof of Cranky Kong's Shop, the latter two of which do not have an in-game role.
 
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|its Nintendo Switch port]], Red Balloons act the same as in its predecessor. However, [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] sells only single life-giving Red Balloons. Performing a [[Kong POW]] with Diddy also turns all onscreen enemies into Red Balloons. Green Balloons also return from the prior game's 3DS remake. Blue Balloons appear as well, now giving the Kongs more air underwater.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:Life Balloon SMKun.png|thumb|75px]]
An Extra Life Balloon makes a small appearance in ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. After the [[Krash]]es make [[Mario]] and [[Yoshi]] fall from the tracks during a minecart stage, an Extra Life Balloon saves them and brings them back on the stage.
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==Profiles==
===''Donkey Kong Country''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"Collect to get an extra life."''
 
===''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''===
*'''Wii U Virtual Console manual bio:''' ''"There are three differently colored Extra Life Balloons. The different colors are worth different numbers of lives."''


''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' also features Red Balloons in the same fashion as in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and its remake. However, [[Funky's Fly 'n' Buy]] only sells single Red Balloons. Performing a [[Kong POW]] with Diddy also turns all on-screen enemies into Red Balloons.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Red Balloon DKC SNES.png|Red Balloon sprite in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Extra Life Balloons DKC art.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Green Balloon DKC SNES.png|Green Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country''
Extra Life Balloons DKC2 artwork.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
Blue Balloon DKC SNES.png|Blue Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country''
Extra_Life_Balloon_DKL.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
DKC2_Baloons.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
DKC2Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
DKC2Balloon.png|''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Red Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|Red Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
ExtraLifeBalloon DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Green Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|Green Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Red Balloon DKC SNES.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
Blue Extra Live Balloon DKC2.png|Blue Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
Extra Life Balloon DKL.png|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
DKL2 GB Extra Life Balloon.png|Sprite from ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
Red Extra Life Balloon DKC2.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
ExtraLifeBalloon_DKC3.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Red Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|Red Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Green Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|Green Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
Blue Extra Life Balloon DKC3.png|Blue Balloon sprite in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''
1-Extra-Life Balloon.png|thumb|A balloon in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]
BalloonDKCR.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
Red Balloon - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=バルーン
|Jap=ライフバルーン<ref>''Super Donkey Kong'' intruction booklet, page 11.</ref>
|JapR=Barūn
|JapR=Raifu Barūn
|JapM=Balloon}}
|JapM=Life Balloon
|Jap2=バルーン
|Jap2R=Barūn
|Jap2M=Balloon
|Ita=Pallone della vita<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian booklet|page=9}}</ref>
|Ita2=Pallone rosso<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian booklet|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC); European booklet|page=110|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA); European booklet|page=101|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita3=Pallone vita extra<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=15}}</ref>
|Ita4=Pallone di vita extra<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' Spanish-Italian booklet|page=47}}</ref>
|Ita5=Pallone<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBC); European booklet|page=110}}</ref>
|Ita6=Pallone Vita<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (GBA); European booklet|page=101|date=2003|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it}}</ref>
|Ita7=Palloncino vita extra<ref>{{cite|date=2004|language=it|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' European booklet|page=113}}</ref>
|Ita8=Palloncino<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian booklet|page=24}}</ref>
|Ita9=Palloncino rosso (recent games)
|ItaM=Life balloon
|Ita2M=Red balloon
|Ita3M=Extra life balloon
|Ita4M=Balloon of extra life
|Ita5M=Balloon
|Ita6M=Life balloon
|Ita7M=Extra life balloon
|Ita8M=Balloon
|Ita9M=Red balloon
}}
;Life Heart
{{foreign names
|Ita=Cuore vita<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' Italian manual|page=7}}</ref>
|Itam=Life heart
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Life Balloon SuperMarioKun.jpg|thumb|75px]]
*Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' are the only ones where the eyes are visibly white, as opposed to colored over like Donkey Kong's and Diddy Kong's Extra Life Balloons from ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', respectively. This does not apply for the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, however.
*Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons from ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' are the only ones where the eyes are visibly white, as opposed to colored over like Donkey Kong's and Diddy Kong's Extra Life Balloons from ''Donkey Kong Country'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'', respectively.
*For the icons with the remaining lives in the upper right-hand corner of the game screen in each of the first three games, Donkey Kong's in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is shaped like an Extra Life Balloon but in his real colors and animated. However, Diddy Kong's and Dixie Kong's icons in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', respectively, are simply heads and are non-animated.
*For the icons with the remaining lives on the upper right hand corner of the game screen in each of the first three games, Donkey Kong's in ''Donkey Kong Country'' is shaped like an Extra Life Balloon but in his real colors, and animated; although Diddy Kong's and Dixie Kong's icons in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' respectively are just simply heads and are non-animated.
*Even though Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons lack her trademark ponytail, her icon displaying the number of lives has her ponytail.
*Even though Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons lack her trademark ponytail, her icon displaying the number of lives has her ponytail.
*The Extra Life Balloons in the the GBA version of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' are in fact based on prototype designs from the original game.{{ref needed}}
 
*An Extra Life Balloon makes a small appearance in ''[[Super Mario-Kun]]'' as a small drawing at the end of a chapter.
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This article is about the extra-life granting balloons from the Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land series. For the object from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, see red balloon (object).
Red Balloon
Artwork of a Red Balloon from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Artwork from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Description
"Grants an extra life."
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)
“Nothin' like classic red for righteous revivals!”
—Funky Kong, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Red Balloons,[1][2][3] also known as Life Balloons,[4] 1-Up Balloons,[5] or simply Balloons,[6][7] are recurring items that grant extra lives to the Kongs in the Donkey Kong Country series and Donkey Kong Land series.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong franchise[edit]

Donkey Kong Country trilogy[edit]

In the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, the Red Balloons give only one more life. The less frequent Green Balloons and Blue Balloons provide two and three extra lives, respectively, and the three variants are collectively referred to as Donkey Kong Balloons,[6] 1-up Balloons,[8] or Extra Life Balloons[9][10] (also spelled Extra-Life Balloons[11][12] or extra lives balloons[13]). When an Extra Life Balloon is collected, it floats to the life counter in the upper right corner of the screen. If the Kongs lose a life, the life counter appears onscreen, and its balloon icon pops and decreases by one.

Extra Life Balloons first appear in Donkey Kong Country, where they are in the shape of Donkey Kong's head. An Extra Life Balloon is often rewarded for completing a Bonus Area, but a few appear in the level itself, such as on the treetops of Jungle Hijinxs. They can also be rarely found when certain areas are hand-slapped (in place of Banana Bunches). Some Extra Life Balloons float up in the air and must be quickly collected before floating offscreen.

In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, the Extra Life Balloons are changed into the shape of Diddy Kong's head, likely owing to him as the new main protagonist. Extra Life Balloons rarely appear within Bonus Areas, which feature Kremkoins as the main reward instead. The main method for obtaining Extra Life Balloons is by completing the quizzes at Swanky's Bonus Bonanza, where the type of Life Balloon rewarded corresponds to the number of Banana Coins the Kongs must pay to participate in a quiz. Some of the hints at Kong Kollege and the Monkey Museum provide hints on where the Kongs can find an Extra Life Balloon within a level. Some No Animal Signs reward an Extra Life Balloon if the Kongs cross with an Animal Friend. Red Extra Life Balloons can also be found as one of the possible prizes on some End of Level Targets. A few of the later levels feature black Klobbers, who cause Diddy and Dixie Kong to lose an Extra Life Balloon whenever it bumps into them. As the Extra Life Balloon(s) float(s) upward, the Kongs have a few seconds to recollect the Extra Life Balloon(s) before it/they disappear.

In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Extra Life Balloons have the same main purpose as in the previous two games, and their overall role is more similar to that of Donkey Kong Country 2. In the game, Extra Life Balloons are redesigned in the shape of the head of Dixie, the main protagonist of the game. Like in Donkey Kong Country 2, some No Animal Signs still reward an Extra Life Balloon to the Kongs if they pass the signs as an Animal Friend or with Parry the Parallel Bird. In one instance in Rocket Barrel Ride, if Dixie and Kiddy pass the No Animal Sign with Parry, they are rewarded with a blue Extra Life Balloon. At Swanky's Sideshow, Swanky Kong may reward an Extra Life Balloon, among other items, to Dixie and Kiddy if they perform well against Cranky Kong.

Donkey Kong Land series[edit]

In the Donkey Kong Land trilogy, every Extra Life Balloon[14][15] grants only one life, and the balloons represent the Red Balloons from the Donkey Kong Country games. The monochromatic Game Boy screen cannot distinguish between the differently colored Extra Life Balloons. When the active Kong obtains an Extra Life Balloon, a Life Heart[16][17] (which represents an extra life) appears on the HUD at the bottom.

In Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2, the Extra Life Balloons have the same shape as their Donkey Kong Country counterparts. In Donkey Kong Land III, which recycles many of its sprites directly from Donkey Kong Land 2, the Life Balloons are still in the shape of Diddy's head despite him not appearing in the game. In the Game Boy Color port of Donkey Kong Land III, the Extra Life Balloon sprites are red, which affirms them representing Red Balloons.

Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Red Balloons are redesigned with the appearance of a normal balloon. Red Balloons are the only Balloons that return in the Wii version. In the Nintendo 3DS version, a Green Balloon can be bought from Cranky Kong's Shop in every world, allowing the Kongs to recover from a pitfall without losing a life.

If Donkey Kong loses a life, he is shown floating from a Balloon out of the top of the screen; during this, the life counter displays in the center and decreases by one life. In single-player mode, after this occurs, Donkey Kong floats back to the level while holding on to a Balloon. He returns either to the start or to a checkpoint, based on his level progress. Once he reaches the ground or the player presses a button, the Balloon pops, and Donkey Kong can continue moving through the level.

In two-player mode, both players share their extra lives. If either player loses a life, they can float back onscreen in a DK Barrel hanging from a Balloon after pressing A Button if the Wii Remote is held sideways, or One Button if the Nunchuk is attached to the remote. This is similar to how players float around in bubbles in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. If both Kongs simultaneously lose a life, often from falling down a pit, they lose two lives in total. Like in single-player mode, if both Kongs lose a life or if one of them loses a life while the other is missing, they must restart the level or from the last checkpoint.

The Kongs can purchase some Life Balloons via Cranky Kong's Shop in groups of either one, three, or seven (priced at 3, 7, and 15 Banana Coins, respectively). If the player selects a save file where the Kongs are low on lives, Cranky provides them with some extra balloons. There are also three balloons (one red, one yellow, and one blue) on the roof of Cranky Kong's Shop, the latter two of which do not have an in-game role.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port, Red Balloons act the same as in its predecessor. However, Funky's Fly 'n' Buy sells only single life-giving Red Balloons. Performing a Kong POW with Diddy also turns all onscreen enemies into Red Balloons. Green Balloons also return from the prior game's 3DS remake. Blue Balloons appear as well, now giving the Kongs more air underwater.

Super Mario-kun[edit]

Life Balloon

An Extra Life Balloon makes a small appearance in Super Mario-kun. After the Krashes make Mario and Yoshi fall from the tracks during a minecart stage, an Extra Life Balloon saves them and brings them back on the stage.

Profiles[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "Collect to get an extra life."

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

  • Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "There are three differently colored Extra Life Balloons. The different colors are worth different numbers of lives."

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Red Balloon.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ライフバルーン[18]
Raifu Barūn 		Life Balloon
バルーン[?]
Barūn 		Balloon
Italian Pallone della vita[19] Life balloon
Pallone rosso[20][21][22] Red balloon
Pallone vita extra[23] Extra life balloon
Pallone di vita extra[24] Balloon of extra life
Pallone[25] Balloon
Pallone Vita[26] Life balloon
Palloncino vita extra[27] Extra life balloon
Palloncino[28] Balloon
Palloncino rosso (recent games)[?] Red balloon
Life Heart
Language Name Meaning Notes
Italian Cuore vita[29] -

Trivia[edit]

  • Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! are the only ones where the eyes are visibly white, as opposed to colored over like Donkey Kong's and Diddy Kong's Extra Life Balloons from Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, respectively. This does not apply for the Game Boy Advance remake, however.
  • For the icons with the remaining lives in the upper right-hand corner of the game screen in each of the first three games, Donkey Kong's in Donkey Kong Country is shaped like an Extra Life Balloon but in his real colors and animated. However, Diddy Kong's and Dixie Kong's icons in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, respectively, are simply heads and are non-animated.
  • Even though Dixie Kong's Extra Life Balloons lack her trademark ponytail, her icon displaying the number of lives has her ponytail.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Extra Life Balloons come in three great flavors. Red Balloons give you one extra life, Green Balloons give you two and the elusive Blue Balloons give you three extra lives!" – Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  2. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  3. ^ 2014. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Wii U instruction manual. Tab 17: "Items" (PDF). Nintendo of America (American English).
  4. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 9.
  5. ^ 1994. Donkey Kong Country Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 28, 29, 32, 35, 65, 71, 107, 109.
  6. ^ a b 1994. Donkey Kong Country instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 18.
  7. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 24.
  8. ^ November 1996. Nintendo Power volume 90. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
  9. ^ 1995. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17Media:DKC2 Manual 16-17.jpg.
  10. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 27.
  11. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 23.
  12. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  13. ^ "What is an extra lives balloon colored red worth?" – Swanky's Bonus Bonanza. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
  14. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Land 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  15. ^ 1997. Donkey Kong Land III instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 17.
  16. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Land 2 instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  17. ^ 1997. Donkey Kong Land III instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 7.
  18. ^ Super Donkey Kong intruction booklet, page 11.
  19. ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian booklet. Page 9.
  20. ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian booklet. Page 18.
  21. ^ 2000. Donkey Kong Country (GBC); European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 110.
  22. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (GBA); European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 101.
  23. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 15.
  24. ^ Donkey Kong Land III Spanish-Italian booklet. Page 47.
  25. ^ Donkey Kong Country (GBC); European booklet. Page 110.
  26. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (GBA); European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 101.
  27. ^ 2004. Donkey Kong Country 2 European booklet. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 113.
  28. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns Italian booklet. Page 24.
  29. ^ Donkey Kong Land 2 Italian manual. Page 7.
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Donkey Kong Country (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country (GBC) / Donkey Kong Country (GBA)
Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Candy Kong
Items and objects Animal token • Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Big Animal Token • Continue Barrel • Donkey Kong Balloon (red · green · blue) • DK Barrel • Exit • Fuel Canister • Jumbo Barrel • K-O-N-G Letters • Minecart • Mini Animal Token • On & Off Barrel • Steel keg • Stop & Go Barrel • Tire • TNT Drum
Animal Friends Rambi • Enguarde • Winky • Squawks • Expresso
Bosses Very Gnawty • Master Necky • Queen B. • Really Gnawty • Dumb Drum • Master Necky Snr. • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Bitesize • Chomps • Chomps Jr. • Clambo • Croctopus • Gnawty • Klaptrap • Klump • Krash • Kritter • Krusha • Manky Kong • Mini-Necky • Necky • Rock Kroc • Slippa • Squidge • Zinger
Obstacles Black drum • Mincer • Oil drum
Worlds Kongo Jungle • Monkey Mines • Vine Valley • Gorilla Glacier • Kremkroc Industries, Inc. • Chimp Caverns • Gangplank Galleon
Other Create-N-Send A Donkey Kong Country Family Portrait • DK Attack • DK Jamz • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Kremling Krushin • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Read the unfinished Donkey Kong Country story...and finish the adventure! • Staff • Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy
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Donkey Kong Land
Playable characters Diddy Kong • Donkey Kong
Items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Barrel • Blast Barrel • Buddy Barrel • Continue Point • End of stage • KONG Letters • Kong Token • Steel keg • Life Balloon • TNT Barrel
Animal Friends Expresso • Rambi
Bosses Wild Sting • Giant Clam • Hard Hat • King K. Rool
Enemies Army • Basket of snakes • Chomps • Clambo • Fangfish • Flapper • Gloop • Gnawty • Hogwash the Flying Pig • Klaptrap • Kritter • Krusha • Mincer • Mini-Necky • Necky • Nemo • Slippa • Swirlwind • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! Jungle Jaunt • Freezing Fun • Simian Swing • Deck Trek • Rope Ravine • Tire Trail • Riggin' Rumble • Congo Carnage • Arctic Barrel Arsenal • Wild Sting Fling
Kremlantis Tricky Temple • Kremlantis Kaos • Reef Rampage • Snake Charmer's Challenge • Chomp's Coliseum • Nautilus Chase • Swirlwind Storm • Seabed Showdown
Monkey Mountains & Chimpanzee Clouds Pot Hole Panic • Mountain Mayhem • Track Attack • Spiky Tire Trail • Sky High Caper • Landslide Leap • Collapsing Clouds • Mad Mole Holes
Big Ape City Construction Site Fight • Kong Krazy • Balloon Barrage • Fast Barrel Blast • Skyscraper Caper • Button Barrel Blast • Oil Drum Slum • K. Rool's Kingdom
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Expresso • Glimmer • Quawks • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Krow • Kleever • Kudgel • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kerozene • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Cat O' 9 Tails • Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kaboom • Kackle • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Kloak • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Kutlass • Lockjaw • Mini-Necky • Neek • Puftup • Screech • Shuri • Snapjaw • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Crocodile Cauldron Hot-Head Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Red-Hot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Kleever's Kiln
Krem Quay Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Bramble Blast • Kudgel's Kontest
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Scramble • Rickety Race • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Haunted Hall • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Castle Crush • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Funky's Flights missions Aerial Loop • Submerged Stint • Kongstruction • Kongnapped • Cool Sounds • Kongnapped 2 • Toxic Kongstruction
Barrels Animal Barrel • Regular Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Biplane Barrel • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • Diddy & Dixie Barrels • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Golden Barrel • Krockhead Barrel • Plus and Minus Barrels • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Steerable Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
Miscellaneous Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Donkey Kong 2 Guide Book • Uncle Kong
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Donkey Kong Land 2
Protagonists Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Clapper • Enguarde • Rambi • Rattly • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Bosses Krow • Kleever • King Zing • Kreepy Krow • Kaptain K. Rool
Enemies Click-Clack • Flitter • Flotsam • Kaboing • Kannon • Klampon • Klank • Klinger • Klobber • Klomp • Klubba • Krockhead • Krook • Kruncha • Lockjaw • Necky • Neek • Puftup • Shuri • Spiny • Zinger
Levels Gangplank Galleon Pirate Panic • Mainbrace Mayhem • Gangplank Galley • Lockjaw's Locker • Topsail Trouble • Krow's Nest
Krem Cauldron Hothead Hop • Kannon's Klaim • Lava Lagoon • Redhot Ride • Squawks's Shaft • Barrel Bayou • Glimmer's Galleon • Krockhead Klamber • Rattle Battle • Slime Climb • Kleaver's Kiln
Krazy Kremland Hornet Hole • Target Terror • Bramble Blast • Rickety Race • Bramble Scramble • Mudhole Marsh • Rambi Rumble • King Zing Sting
Gloomy Gulch Ghostly Grove • Krazy Koaster • Gusty Glade • Parrot Chute Panic • Web Woods • Kreepy Krow
K. Rool's Keep Arctic Abyss • Windy Well • Dungeon Danger • Clapper's Cavern • Chain Link Chamber • Toxic Tower • Stronghold Showdown
The Flying Krock Screech's Sprint • K. Rool Duel
Lost World Jungle Jinx • Black Ice Battle • Klobber Karnage • Fiery Furnace • Animal Antics • Krocodile Kore
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Kannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Exclamation Point Barrel • Light Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • TNT Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Extra Life Balloon • Hook • KONG Letters • Kremkoin • Roller Coaster • Rope • Star • Toxic waste
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) / Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
Characters Protagonists Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Funky Kong • Wrinkly Kong • Swanky Kong • Cranky Kong
Prisoners Banana Birds • Banana Queen • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Candy Konga • Lanky Konga • Tiny Konga • Chunky Konga
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Parry • Squawks • Squitter • Quawks
Brothers Bear Bachelora • Baffle • Barnacle • Barter • Bazaar • Bazooka • Benny • Björn • Blizzard • Blue • Blunder • Boomer • Bramble • Brash
Bosses Belcha • Arich • Squirt • KAOS • Bleak • Barbos • Kroctopusa • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Gleamin' Bream • Karbine • Killer bees • Klasp • Knik-Knak • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Koin • Koindozer • Kopter • Krackaa • Kremling (boater)a • Krimp • Kroc • Krumple • Kuchuka • Kuff 'n' Klout • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minkey • Missile shell • Nibbla • Nid • Re-Koil • Skidda • Sneek • Swoopy
Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Bowling ball • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Box of chocolatesa • Cog • DK Coin • Extra-Life Balloon (red · green · blue) • Flupperius Petallus Pongus • Green banana • K-O-N-G Letters • Mirror • No.6 wrench • Patch • Present • Rosea • Shell • Ski • Star
Objects Animal Barrel • Animal crate • Auto-Fire Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Shield • Bonus Barrel • Boo Barrel • Booster Barrel • Bubbling cauldron • Crate • DK Barrel • Fuel Drum • Handle • Ignition Barrel • Invincibility Barrel • Metal door • Minea • Propellerpack • Ripsaw • Rocket Barrel • Star Barrel • Steel Barrel • Switch Barrel • TNT Barrel • Toboggan • Tracker Barrel • Trapdoor • Tumbling barrel • Warp Barrel • Wheel
Levels Lake Orangatanga Lakeside Limbo • Doorstop Dash • Tidal Trouble • Skidda's Row • Murky Mill • Belcha's Barn
Kremwood Forest Barrel Shield Bust-Up • Riverside Race • Squeals on Wheels • Springin' Spiders • Bobbing Barrel Brawl • Arich's Ambush
Cotton Top Cove Bazza's Blockade • Rocket Barrel Ride • Kreeping Klasps • Tracker Barrel Trek • Fish Food Frenzy • Squirt's Showdown
Mekanos Fire-Ball Frenzy • Demolition Drain-Pipe • Ripsaw Rage • Blazing Bazukas • Low-G Labyrinth • Kaos Karnage
K3 Krevice Kreepers • Tearaway Toboggan • Barrel Drop Bounce • Krack Shot Kroc • Lemguin Lunge • Bleak's House
Razor Ridge Buzzer Barrage • Kong-Fused Cliffs • Floodlit Fish • Pot Hole Panic • Ropey Rumpus • Barbos's Barrierb • Kroctopus Krusha
Pacificaa Dingy Drain-Pipea • Stormy Seasa • Sunken Sprucea • Cliffside Blasta • Ripcurl Reefa • Surf's Upa • Barbos's Barrier
Kaos Kore Konveyor Rope Klash • Creepy Caverns • Lightning Lookout • Koindozer Klamber • Poisonous Pipeline • Kastle Kaos
Krematoa Stampede Sprint • Criss Kross Cliffs • Tyrant Twin Tussle • Swoopy Salvo • Rocket Rush • Knautilus
Miscellaneous Barrel-Blastapalooza • Donkey Kong Country Trilogy • Gallery • Glitches • Media • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff
a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
b Barbos's Barrier was moved to Pacifica in the Game Boy Advance version
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Donkey Kong Land III
Characters Bear • Dixie Kong • Kiddy Kong • Wrinkly Kong
Animal Friends Ellie • Enguarde • Squawks • Squitter
Bosses Arich • Barbos • Bleak • KAOS • Baron K. Roolenstein
Enemies Bazuka • Bazza • Booty Bird • Bounty Bass • Bristles • Buzz • Karbine • Klasp • Knocka • Kobble • Koco • Kopter • Krimp • Krumple • Kuchuka • Lemguin • Lurchin • Minky • Nid • Niknak • Rekoil • Skidda • Sneek
Levels Cape Codswallop Red Wharf • Seabed Shanty • Ford Knocks • Total Rekoil • Koco Channel • Liftshaft Lottery • Barbos Bastion
Primate Plains Coral Quarrel • Minky Mischief • Jetty Jitters • Black Ice Blitz • Riverbank Riot • Miller Instinct • Bleak Magic
Blackforest Plateau Rocketeer Rally • Vertigo Verge • Polar Pitfalls • Surface Tension • Tundra Blunda • Redwood Rampage • Arich Attack
Great Ape Lakes Jungle Jeopardy • Footloose Falls • Deep Reef Grief • Karbine Kaos • Simian Shimmy • Rockface Chase • Krazy Kaos
Tin Can Valley Tropical Tightropes • Clifftop Critters • Rickety Rapids • Bazuka Bombard • Ugly Ducting • Stalagmite Frights • K Rool Duel
Lost World Whiplash Dash • Kuchuka Karnage • Haunted Hollows • Rainforest Rumble • Barrel Boulevard • Ghoulish Grotto • K Rools Last Stand
Barrels Animal Barrel • Barrel • Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bonus Barrel • DK Barrel • Iron Barrel • Rotatable Barrel • Star Barrel • Warp Barrel
Other items and objects Banana • Banana Bunch • Bear coin • Bonus Coin • Extra Life Balloon • KONG Letters • Propellerpack • Star • Toboggan
Miscellaneous Gallery • Glitches • Media • Cards • Pre-release and unused Content • Quotes • Staff
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Donkey Kong Country Returns / Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D / Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Characters Protagonists Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Cranky Kong • Rambi • Squawks • Super Kong • Tutorial Pig • Wigglevine
Bosses Mugly • Scurvy Crew • Stu • Mole Miner Max/Train • Mangoruby • Thugly • Colonel Pluck • Tiki Tong
Enemies and obstacles Tiki Tak Tribe Fireball • Flaming Tiki Buzz • Giga Goro Ball • Screaming Pillar • Screaming Pillar (big) • Tiki Boing • Tiki Bomber • Tiki Buzz • Tiki Doom • Tiki Goon • Tiki Pilot • Tiki Pop • Tiki Seeker • Tiki Tank • Tiki Tong Tower • Tiki Torch • Tiki Tork • Tiki Zing • Tiki Zing (big) • Tiki Zing (Foggy Fumes)
Other Ack • AckStack • Ape-Eating Plant • Awk • Big Squeekly • Bonehead Jed • Bopapodamus • Bowling bird • BuckBomb • BuckBot • Buzzbite • Cageberry • Char-Char • Chomp • Chū Komorin • Electrasquid • Electroid • Fireball • Firebite • Frogoon • Giant Chomp • Giga Rangwi • Green Chomp • Hopgoon • Hothead Jed • Humzee • Jellybob • Kowalee • Leaping flame • Mimic • Mole Guard • Mole Miner • Muncher • Pinchly • Rawk • Ready-Bots (Pogobot • Pyrobot) • Rentamaguma • Robobee • Shooting Chomp • Skellirex • Skittler • Skittler Pillar • Skullyrex • Snaggles • Snippys • Squeekly • Squiddicus • Squidly • Stilts • Toothberry • Wiggle • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Crash Guard* • Green Balloon* • Heart • Heart Boost • K-O-N-G Letters • Map Key • Puzzle Piece • Rare Orb • Red Balloon
Barrels Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • DK Barrel • Regular Barrel • Slot Machine Barrel
Miscellaneous Bag • Container • Green surface • Rambi Crate • Red and blue blocks • Tire • Train • Trapdoor
Vehicles Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Moves Barrel Roll (Cartwheel Attack) • Blow • Cling • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Ranged attack
Levels Jungle Jungle Hijinxs • King of Cling • Tree Top Bop • Sunset Shore • Canopy Cannons • Crazy Cart • Platform Panic • Mugly's Mound
Beach Poppin' Planks • Sloppy Sands • Peaceful Pier • Cannon Cluster • Stormy Shore • Blowhole Bound • Tidal Terror • Tumblin' Temple • Pinchin' Pirates
Ruins Wonky Waterway • Button Bash • Mast Blast • Damp Dungeon • Itty Bitty Biters • Temple Topple • Shifty Smashers • Ruined Roost
Cave Rickety Rails • Grip 'n' Trip • Bombs Away • Mole Patrol • Crowded Cavern • Jagged Jewels • The Mole Train
Forest Vine Valley • Clingy Swingy • Flutter Flyaway • Tippin' Totems • Longshot Launch • Springy Spores • Wigglevine Wonders • Muncher Marathon • Blast & Bounce • Mangoruby Run
Cliff Sticky Situation • Prehistoric Path • Weighty Way • Boulder Roller • Precarious Plateau • Crumble Canyon • Tippy Shippy • Clifftop Climb • Perilous Passage • Thugly's Highrise
Factory Foggy Fumes • Slammin' Steel • Handy Hazards • Gear Getaway • Cog Jog • Switcheroo • Music Madness • Lift-off Launch • Treacherous Track • Feather Fiend
Volcano Furious Fire • Hot Rocket • Roasting Rails • Smokey Peak • Bobbing Basalt • Moving Melters • Red Red Rising • Five Monkey Trial • Tiki Tong Terror
Cloud*+ Crushin' Columns*+ • Gushin' Geysers*+ • Spiky Surprise*+ • Mischievous Moles*+ • Topsy Turvy*+ • Tar Ball Fall*+ • Robo Factory*+ • Lavawheel Volcano*+ • Golden Temple
Further info Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track • Extras (image names in other languages) • Gallery • Staff
Related Play Nintendo activities:
Can’t-miss games • Who are these jerks of the jungle?
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) / Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Playable Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong*
Supporting Don Zunāna • Funky Kong • Professor Chops • Rambi • Squawks • Tawks*
Bosses Pompy, the Presumptuous • Skowl, the Startling • Ba-Boom, the Boisterous • Fugu, the Frightening • Bashmaster, the Unbreakable • Lord Fredrik, the Snowmad King
Other Big Squeekly • Goats • Mugly • Skittler • Snippys
Enemies Snowmad Tucks (Archy · Archy (fire) · Big Sphen · Boom Bird · Painguin Tucks · Papa Painguin · Pengatcha 1-gō · Pointy Tucks · Soary · Speedy Tucks · Trench Tucks · Tuff Tucks · Tenacious Tucks) • Fluff (Harey · Harold · Tuff Fluff) • Hootz (Blue Hootz · Hot Hootz · Puffton · Tuffton) • Ice dragon • Lemmington • Waldough (Chum Chucker Charlie · Fish Poker Pops · Walbrick · Walnut)
Other Bouncelisk • Bucky • Buffaloafer • Buzzy • Carnivorous Plantlife (Venus Trap Platform · Chompette) • Cheesy Chester • Chompasaurus • Dozy • Electrified Anemone • Finley (Blue Finley · Green Finley · Red Finley) • Flaming Falling Totem Pole • Fritz • Gordo • Green fish • Hermit crab • Horror Gills • Jellyfish • Large Mimic • Mama Saw • Mimic • Monocle Monica • Porcupal • Pufftup • Punch Piranha • Punchy Paddy • Schnautzel • Sea Urchin • Snaggles • Sour Dodo • Squiddicus • Swooper Dooper • Thug Slug • Toucan't • Wild Wendell • Yellow Snaggles
Objects Items Banana • Banana Bunch • Banana Coin • Banana Juice • Blue Balloon • Capsule Toy Machine • Crash Guard • Flying banana • Gold Heart • Green Balloon • Heart • Heart Boost • KONG Letters • Mysterious relic • Puzzle Piece • Red Balloon
Projectiles Barrel • Kong Barrel • Water Sack • Watermelon Fuse Bomb
Miscellaneous Barrel Cannon • Blast Barrel • Bell • Burlap Hanging Sack • Climbing grass • Collapsible Underwater Grass • Cracked Block • Current • Item container • Item Handle • Pile of leaves • Purple Flower Platform • Rambi Crate • Rolling leaf • Slot Machine Barrel • Snowflake Shield • Spinning Platform • Spring Platform • Vine-Triggered Platform • Zip-Line Vine
Vehicles Log Canoe • Mine Cart • Rocket Barrel
Obstacles Avalanche • Chunk of ice • Electroid • Fireball • Fire Floor • Giant Spiked Nut • Hanging TNT • Icicle • Proximity mine • Snowball • Snowflake • Sting Tentacle • Tornado • Volcanic debris
Moves Cane Bounce • Cartwheel Attack • Cling • Corkscrew • Ground Pound (Popgun Pound) • Helicopter Spin • Ranged attack • Roll Attack
Levels Lost Mangroves Mangrove Cove • Shipwreck Shore • Canopy Chaos • Trunk Twister • Zip-Line Shrine • Busted Bayou • Big Top Bop • Swinger Flinger
Autumn Heights Windmill Hills • Mountain Mania • Horn Top Hop • Sawmill Thrill • Alpine Incline • Wing Ding • Crumble Cavern • Rodent Ruckus • Mountaintop Tussle • Bopopolis
Bright Savannah Grassland Groove • Baobab Bonanza • Frantic Fields • Scorch 'n' Torch • Twilight Terror • Cannon Canyon • Rickety Rafters • Bramble Scramble • Triple Trouble • Precarious Pendulums
Sea Breeze Cove Deep Keep • High Tide Ride • Amiss Abyss • Irate Eight • Sea Stack Attack • Current Capers • Rockin' Relics • Shoal Atoll • Fugu Face-Off • Spinning Spines
Juicy Jungle Harvest Hazards • Reckless Ride • Fruity Factory • Panicky Paddles • Jelly Jamboree • Frosty Fruits • Beehive Brawl • Jammin' Jams • Punch Bowl • Platform Problems
Donkey Kong Island Homecoming Hijinxs • Seashore War • Aqueduct Assault • Blurry Flurry • Forest Folly • Cliffside Slide • Frozen Frenzy • Meltdown Mayhem • Dynamite Dash • Icicle Arsenal • Volcano Dome • Slippy Spikes
Secret Seclusion Levitation Station • Rocket Rails • Crazy Clouds
Miscellaneous Extras • Lord Fredrik's horn
Further info Gallery • Media • Staff
* Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version
Related Play Nintendo activities:
A matching game to flip over • Can’t-miss games • The multiplayer way • Which Kong could fit your style? • Who’s that toy?
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